Favorite dishes by great figures of the past

Have you ever wondered what the great figures of the past liked to eat? Let’s see what dishes they loved eating!

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar was a man who many admired but also feared. As most Romans, Julius enjoyed wining and dining, and he was (and still is) known for having great taste and appetite. One of his favorite dishes to bite on is still popular today: the meal consisted of pork shoulders, cooked with apples, onions, honey, vinegar, red wine, spices, and anchovy sauce which was used instead of salt. This tasty dish was accompanied by homemade chicken liver pate, with wild apple jelly.

Napoleon

Napoleon Bonaparte was a man of simple origin, and he liked to feast in the same way. He also suffered from gastritis, so he had to eat lighter, more frequent meals than his peers. His favorite napoleone dish was Chicken Marengo, which was actually created especially for him, in the most unusual time and place for creating a dish – on the battlefield of Marengo. Allegedly, Napoleon hadn’t touched food all day waiting for the battle to end, and his cook sent his help to gather food from the houses nearby. The cook’s help came back with only a small chicken, some shrimps from the river, eggs, garlic and tomatoes. A genius in his own making, the cook prepared the chicken in garlic, added the tomatoes and embellishes the plate with fried eggs and boiled shrimp, while adding some cognac to it. According to this legend, Napoleon enjoyed the dish so much he had it served to him after every battle

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Taking a historic leap, one of the greatest composers ever, Ludwig Van Beethoven had a thing for soup. He once stated that “only the pure in heart can make a good soup.” No wonder he loved soup so much, since he suffered from financial troubles for the huge majority of his life, and soup has always been the easiest and cheapest meal to make. His favorite one was soup with twelve drowned eggs.

Count Camillo Benso di Cavour

Moving in Italy, a CAVOUR bout Count Camillo Benso di Cavour is said that “spoke French, thought italian, ate piedmontese”. Many dishes are matched to its name, particularly “Finanziera” composed of ridges sweetbreads and chicken and other entrails. It was considered the food of the great financiers, from which it takes its name, and will be extended “to Cavour” because of all Cavour soon became the most important thing and he frequently consumed

Oscar Wilde

The quintessential bad boy, Oscar Wilde grew up eating well thanks to his wealthy family’s financial situation which allowed him to taste the most extravagant dishes at the time. He enjoyed dining so much that food played a significant part in his works, through numerous anecdotes and references. The writer traveled all over the world, and took men out for fancy dinners. Wilde mostly enjoyed duck, accompanied by various side dishes, but he also didn’t have any problems with eating simple dishes with miners and other working-class people he met while on his travels.

Salvador Dalì

Am dalì ong the favorite foods from Salvador Dali there were fried eggs and sea urchins (the latter usually eaten on toast); for dessert instead of the famous surrealist painter she loved enjoy botifarra dolça, Catalan sausage from mixing with fresh pork, cinnamon and sugar.